Quotes from Jenny Han

I'm not mad at you. I'm just—why does it always have to be Conrad?

I guess you could call me a late bloomer, but that implies that we're all on some predetermined blooming schedule, that there's a right or wrong way to be sixteen and in love with a boy.

And then I had a thought, clear as day. I would never be somebody's favorite again.

Ögonblick som avgör allt, även om man kanske inte förstår det då.

That night I pack lunches for Peter and me. I make roast beef sandwiches with cheese and tomato, mayonnaise for me, mustard for Peter. Peter doesn't like mayonnaise. It's funny the things you pick up in a fake relationship.

For a long time I had her convinced that raisins were my absolute favorite, and she must never eat more than her share, when in actuality I hate raisins and was grateful someone else was eating them.

There's no point in me going to mixers and getting attached to people when I'm only going to be there nine months.

For your information, cocoa is my specialty.

You can't be close to someone, not truly, with secrets in between you.

If they don't talk now, the scar will only harden over time, it will calcify, and then they'll be like strangers who never loved each other, which is the saddest thought of all.

The hottest places in hell are reserved for people who maintain neutrality in times of crisis.

Then I wondered if it would look weird if I wrapped up a few hot dogs to take with me for later.

Sorry about my sister. She's really close with Peter and she gets crazy ideas…" "Crazy ideas?" John repeats. I could slap myself. "Yeah, I mean, she thinks that something's going on with us. But obviously there isn't, and you don't, like, like me like that, so, yeah, it's crazy." Like, why do I speak? Why did God give me a mouth if I'm just going to say dumb stuff with it?

You can't judge who you love the most by how long you love them.

Like snow globes, you shake them up, and for a moment everything is upside down and glitter everywhere and it's just like magic—but then it all settles and goes back to where it's supposed to be. Things have a way of settling back.

Even though we never dated, seeing John again is what I imagine seeing an old boyfriend feels like. A wishful sort of feeling. Familiar, but just a little bit awkward, because there's so much left unsaid between us.

Because you think EVERYONE loves you, Peter. That's what I hate about you. Because everyone does love you.

Because, it was more than just a house. It was every summer, every boat ride, every sunset. It was Susannah.

I thought the hottest places in hell were reserved for women who don't help other women.

Creo que te medio enamoras de todas las personas a las que conoces. Estás enamorada del amor

Hur kan man ångra en av de bästa kvällarna i sitt liv? Det gör man inte. Man minns vartenda ord, vartenda blick. Även när det gör ont minns man.

I guess I'm a better baker than I am a cook.

As you grow up, you spend less and less time outside.

That story made me feel like I knew you at least a little bit. But I don't know you, and I wish I did.